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Ayana's P. O. V

Ethan speaks up immediately after I finish talking Rochelle into coming with us. It wasn't quite difficult.

"Rey is not going to like what you did you know, and as a matter of fact, I don't like it too. If Amber is supposed to be with you, she has to be with you."

I turn around and face him. Now in anyone else's case, they would have got a smart ass sarcastic reply from me but since its Ethan, the guy I don't have to pick a fight with, I bite it back. More than that, deep down, I know it's my fault.

"You really think I don't know that? I swear I tried to talk Amber into coming but she was really sleepy and it was written very clearly across her face that coming with us was the last thing she wanted to do," I reply, trying to be as calm as possible, and he shakes his head.

"Just because she doesn't want to come that doesn't mean you just leave her like that, on her own, alone and vulnerable. God forbid, but what if something happens to her?"

Vulnerable. Right. He might as well make Amber wear a pamper and stuff a lollipop in her mouth.

I bite my lower lip in an attempt to keep that in. I take a deep breath before replying calmly.

"She has been sad since yesterday, you know, quiet and in her own world. She's opening up to me and I don't want to ruin that by being authoritative. I want to be her friend, not her mother. And we will be home anytime soon now, just around the time when Vihaan would have left. So I kinda knew what I was doing. She would be alone maximum for twenty minutes, in an apartment that's under camera surveillance and has guards down."

He's left tongue tied and just then Rochelle makes an appearance.

She comes and stands beside us, her eyes shining and all happy. Her smile is wide, clearly showing her excitement. She looks between me and Ethan, waiting for her next instruction, all the while moving back and forth on her toes.

I give her a small smile and turn around to walk after giving Ethan one of my knowing looks. Rochelle catches up with me while I feel Ethan walking closely behind us. I can almost imagine him walking with his signature bored expression, his hands in his pockets.

Rochelle starts talking or more like ranting and I nod my head every now and then. I'm not listening to a word and I know it's insensitive of me but I can't help it. I just can't pay attention.

We reach my car and get seated in. Ethan sits ahead along with Carlos and we both girls get comfortable at the back.

Rochelle finally realises my lack of interest and looks out of the window. I look out of the window too but get bored in like five seconds.

I guess I should have spoken to Rochelle.

"Carlos can you switch on the radio for me?" I ask.

"Ayana beta, we are going to reach you within five minutes," he says and I frown.

"That's enough time to listen to one song. Just do it."

He follows my request and switches the radio on. Some old Hindi song channel comes up and I tell him to change it.

"Nope, not this one."

He changes again.

"Change," and he does it.

"Again."

"Not this one too."

"Alright, I guess this one should be fine."

He finally removes his hand from the dashboard in relief. Katy Perry's latest song and my latest favourite last Friday night plays and I'm immediately bobbing my head to it.

A/N - guys this is 2011 so...

I look at Carlos looking at Ethan and them smiling slyly.

"Something funny?" I ask and Carlos's face straightens immediately before shaking his head.

I let it go and enjoy the song.

*A few minutes later... *

"This Friday night, we'd do it all again..." I and Rochelle finish.

I couldn't sit back for a very long time with the song playing and I went from head bobbing to serious dancing. Rochelle joins me immediately and we perform a live concert in the car, screaming the lyrics on top of our voices.

Carlos was enjoying it but Ethan turns around quite a few times to give me dirty looks.

The song gets over and just then Carlos pulls into the driveway of the building. I hope down and Rochelle joins me, her smile in place.

I hear whispers behind me and I turn to see Carlos and Ethan having a friendly discussion, Carlos laughing and Ethan making weird faces.

We walk right into the lift and Carlos excuses himself, saying he has work. It's just the three of us in the lift and I take that opportunity to check my phone.

We're silent till we reach my floor the lift door opens. I look up to see Ethan also checking his phone while Rochelle is getting ready using the mirror.

What is with girls and their mirrors.

I move out of the lift and they follow me. I unlock the house and swing the door open, expecting Vihaan to jump on me or Amber to cry out in irritation but none of it happens.

I hear voices from the kitchen and I move there.

I see Amber on the tool, with a plate in front of her and a thinking expression on her face. While Vihaan is standing with a big cooking spoon in his hand and a pan on the stove.

I walk in lazily and they notice me.

"You should stay away from her. You're rubbing off on her. She went from polite, quiet and not saying anything to grumpy and argumentative in just one night."

I scoff at Vihaan's remark before passing one of my own."Well maybe it's because yesterday you were being sweet to her and today you're being an ass."

Ethan and Rochelle stand near the door and Rochelle's expression falls.

I look at Vihaan and jerk my head in her direction. He nods and walks towards her before heading to another room with her.

"Now, since Vihaan has left the room, you should know you can have that. He's a mind blowing cook."

Amber chuckles and has a bite of the scrambled eggs Vihaan just made her. She moans and Ethan who was there in the room but decided to not make a presence, finally walks up to us.

He stands behind me and bends forward towards the fork. His shoulder touches my shoulder and his face close to mine when he bends down. Then he moves a little further, I can feel his body heat behind me. He bends more, his chin grazing my shoulder and he tears a bite with his fork.

He moves back and I release a breath I didn't realise I was holding. I turn around and regret it. There's some space between us but it's not enough. He takes the food in his mouth and chews and I side step him and go to the other side of Amber.

He moves to the pan and fills the food out for himself and settles opposite Amber and starts eating, like he didn't just do what he did.

Ass.

Just then the bell rings. It must be Krisanne.

I wonder what she will have to say.

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